NHL Draft concluded, we end our coverage of this draft by way of draft grades. These grades are based on how I think the clubs did, based on my knowledge of the players selected. The only way I can fairly and reasonably go about this exercise is to assign grades based on which team added the most by way of draft picks to the organization.

Check out the players selected in the first round of the 2025 NHL Draft.

Incoming freshman Jackson Smith is Penn State's first player in school history to be selected in the first round of the NHL draft